During this bloody and gory book Slaughter in the Hall, Odysseus comes home after all his hardships and misadventures, he returns home to see all these suitors freeloading and trying to become his wife's new husband. He rapidly becomes angry and takes out a few before they even realize it is him. Once they realize its Odysseus, they quickly become frightened because he was presumed dead. Meanwhile, Telemachus is getting weapons and armor for this battle from their storeroom. Then there is a giant battle throughout the entire house until all the suitors are dead, then the maids clean it up and the house if fumigated.
In the prior book to this, Odysseus is stringing his bow and getting ready for an epic annihilation. In this book, Odysseus' anger takes over and he goes on a rampage against the suitors. Accompanied by his loyal son Telemachus, they take on the suitor army all around their house. During their brutal battle, Telemachus goes to get more armor and weapons from their storeroom, but the suitors had taken their share of the weapons already. The next trip he takes to the storeroom, he finds another suitor there trying to get more weapons, so he ties him to a plank and begins to torture him by placing him in the rafters. Next, Athena appears disguised as Mentor to test Odysseus' strength. She joins the battle a few minutes later which then ends quickly. The entire house is a mess, so Odysseus gets his servant women to clean it up, and after that they are all hung and killed. Lastly, Odysseus' traitor Melanthius gets ultimately tortured by having his ears, nose, hands, feet and genitals chopped off. After all this battle, blood, and torture, Odysseus has the house fumigated. In future books, Odysseus reunites with Penelope after a very long time.
Character
The characters in this book consist of: Odysseus, Athena, Telemachus, the Suitors, Penelope, Antinous, Eurymachus, Philoetius, Eumaeus, Amphinomus, Melanthius, Medon, Leodes, and Eurycleia. But overall, Telemachus was the most important to us in this book so we chose him. Telemachus proves to be a key character in this book. He helps his father, Odysseus, to desecrate all the suitors and their traitors. Odysseus starts running out of his arrows so Telemachus goes to his father's armory and supplies he and himself with weapons. During this entire book, Telemachus perserveres through a difficult battle for his father and mother to be reunited. Also in this story Telemachus gets his revenge on Amphinomus because earlier Amphinomus had said bad things behind Telemachus' back. Although Telemachus makes the mistake of leaving the storeroom door unlocked after going to supply Eumaeus and Philoetius for battle. Telemachus seems to be a violent individual as well hough because any chance he got he would torture or cause a more disgraceful death like when he comes back to the storeroom and sees a suitor trying to steal supplies so he tortures and hangs him in the rafters. Later in the story, near the end, he is told to strike down the maids and servants by sword after they clean the house of the blood and corpses, but instead he chooses to hang them all. Through this entire story Telemachus proves to have a main role and helps his father during the last hardship of his journey.
Structure
Epithet:
Master of craft and battle-Odysseus
The Wily Fighter-Odysseus
Dogs-suitors
Battle-master-Odysseus
The king-Odysseus
Wily captain-Odysseus
The prince-Telemachus
Mastermind of war-Odysseus
Master of Tactics-Odysseus
Driver of Armies-Athena
Brilliant battle-master-Odysseus
Raider of cities-Odysseus
The wry soldier-Odysseus
The seasoned fighter-Odysseus
Epithets are used throughout The Odyssey as a way to identify characters. In Slaughter in the Hall, there are many epithets describing Odysseus. Forshadowing:
In Book 22, Odysseus states to the suitors, "No fear of the gods who rule the skies up there, no fear that men's revenge might arrive someday--now all your necks are in the noose--your doom is sealed!" (440) This passage tells that Odysseus is furious and is about to make sure that all the suitors are slaughtered. Odysseus will do anything possible to make sure that these suitors get what they deserve. Similies and Metaphors- Similes and metaphors are used throughout The Odyssey and many are encountered in Book 22. An example of a simile from Book 22, "The attackers struck like eagles, crook-clawed, hook-beaked, swooping down from a mountain ridge to harry smaller birds that skim across the flatland, cringing under the clouds but the eagles plunge in fury, rip their lives out..."(448).
Geography
This is an overall view of the places Odysseus goes on his long journey home, but our book is in his home in the place of Ithaka. In the book it mentions that he his in the hall, and even in the title it says in the hall. This entire book takes place in his house, and there aren't really many quotes because not many people talk during the rigorous battle.
GREEK DRESS
In ancient Greece, there were many different types of clothing and apparel:
* TUNIC-made of chiton or peplos
*chiton-type of gown worn by both men and women in ancient Greece; light material that was long and wide
*Peplos- large heavy fabric in a rectangle shape; folded over upper edge so that the fold could reach the waist
*CLOAK-resembled that of a cape; Greeks would drape a cloak around their backs and have them in various colors such as red, purple, yellow, green and blue
*TOGA- There are many debates over whether or not Greeks wore togas. Togas are loose garments that were to be worn in public; they also were known as a “robe of office”.
*GREEK BATTLE DRESS- In Book 22: Slaughter in the Hall, it describes a crested Greek helmet that was used in battle (below. The crest on top of the helmet was most often made of horse hair and warriors would have a crest to appear more threatening and taller. Rich Greek warriors would have metal armor that would fit their chest while others would simply glue together layers of cloth and then cover it with scraps of metal plates. Greek battle shields, such as the ones used by Telemachus and Odysseus, were primarily made of wood and metal.
The Odyssey in 15 Seconds
This is a short animated video clip about The Odyssey. We decided to throw it in here because any real scene regarding Slaughter in the Hall would be too bloody, so this is the entire odyssey in a less bloody way.
BOOK 22: Slaughter in the Hall
By Brett Riley and Bryan McHugh
During this bloody and gory book Slaughter in the Hall, Odysseus comes home after all his hardships and misadventures, he returns home to see all these suitors freeloading and trying to become his wife's new husband. He rapidly becomes angry and takes out a few before they even realize it is him. Once they realize its Odysseus, they quickly become frightened because he was presumed dead. Meanwhile, Telemachus is getting weapons and armor for this battle from their storeroom. Then there is a giant battle throughout the entire house until all the suitors are dead, then the maids clean it up and the house if fumigated.
Character
Structure
Greek Dress
Bibliography
In the prior book to this, Odysseus is stringing his bow and getting ready for an epic annihilation. In this book, Odysseus' anger takes over and he goes on a rampage against the suitors. Accompanied by his loyal son Telemachus, they take on the suitor army all around their house. During their brutal battle, Telemachus goes to get more armor and weapons from their storeroom, but the suitors had taken their share of the weapons already. The next trip he takes to the storeroom, he finds another suitor there trying to get more weapons, so he ties him to a plank and begins to torture him by placing him in the rafters. Next, Athena appears disguised as Mentor to test Odysseus' strength. She joins the battle a few minutes later which then ends quickly. The entire house is a mess, so Odysseus gets his servant women to clean it up, and after that they are all hung and killed. Lastly, Odysseus' traitor Melanthius gets ultimately tortured by having his ears, nose, hands, feet and genitals chopped off. After all this battle, blood, and torture, Odysseus has the house fumigated. In future books, Odysseus reunites with Penelope after a very long time.
Character
The characters in this book consist of: Odysseus, Athena, Telemachus, the Suitors, Penelope, Antinous, Eurymachus, Philoetius, Eumaeus, Amphinomus, Melanthius, Medon, Leodes, and Eurycleia. But overall, Telemachus was the most important to us in this book so we chose him. Telemachus proves to be a key character in this book. He helps his father, Odysseus, to desecrate all the suitors and their traitors. Odysseus starts running out of his arrows so Telemachus goes to his father's armory and supplies he and himself with weapons. During this entire book, Telemachus perserveres through a difficult battle for his father and mother to be reunited. Also in this story Telemachus gets his revenge on Amphinomus because earlier Amphinomus had said bad things behind Telemachus' back. Although Telemachus makes the mistake of leaving the storeroom door unlocked after going to supply Eumaeus and Philoetius for battle. Telemachus seems to be a violent individual as well hough because any chance he got he would torture or cause a more disgraceful death like when he comes back to the storeroom and sees a suitor trying to steal supplies so he tortures and hangs him in the rafters. Later in the story, near the end, he is told to strike down the maids and servants by sword after they clean the house of the blood and corpses, but instead he chooses to hang them all. Through this entire story Telemachus proves to have a main role and helps his father during the last hardship of his journey.
Structure
Epithet:Master of craft and battle-Odysseus
The Wily Fighter-Odysseus
Dogs-suitors
Battle-master-Odysseus
The king-Odysseus
Wily captain-Odysseus
The prince-Telemachus
Mastermind of war-Odysseus
Master of Tactics-Odysseus
Driver of Armies-Athena
Brilliant battle-master-Odysseus
Raider of cities-Odysseus
The wry soldier-Odysseus
The seasoned fighter-Odysseus
Epithets are used throughout The Odyssey as a way to identify characters. In Slaughter in the Hall, there are many epithets describing Odysseus.
Forshadowing:
In Book 22, Odysseus states to the suitors, "No fear of the gods who rule the skies up there, no fear that men's revenge might arrive someday--now all your necks are in the noose--your doom is sealed!" (440) This passage tells that Odysseus is furious and is about to make sure that all the suitors are slaughtered. Odysseus will do anything possible to make sure that these suitors get what they deserve.
Similies and Metaphors- Similes and metaphors are used throughout The Odyssey and many are encountered in Book 22. An example of a simile from Book 22, "The attackers struck like eagles, crook-clawed, hook-beaked, swooping down from a mountain ridge to harry smaller birds that skim across the flatland, cringing under the clouds but the eagles plunge in fury, rip their lives out..."(448).
Geography
This is an overall view of the places Odysseus goes on his long journey home, but our book is in his home in the place of Ithaka. In the book it mentions that he his in the hall, and even in the title it says in the hall. This entire book takes place in his house, and there aren't really many quotes because not many people talk during the rigorous battle.
GREEK DRESS
In ancient Greece, there were many different types of clothing and apparel:
* TUNIC-made of chiton or peplos
*chiton-type of gown worn by both men and women in ancient Greece; light material that was long and wide
*Peplos- large heavy fabric in a rectangle shape; folded over upper edge so that the fold could reach the waist
*CLOAK-resembled that of a cape; Greeks would drape a cloak around their backs and have them in various colors such as red, purple, yellow, green and blue
*TOGA- There are many debates over whether or not Greeks wore togas. Togas are loose garments that were to be worn in public; they also were known as a “robe of office”.
*GREEK BATTLE DRESS- In Book 22: Slaughter in the Hall, it describes a crested Greek helmet that was used in battle (below. The crest on top of the helmet was most often made of horse hair and warriors would have a crest to appear more threatening and taller. Rich Greek warriors would have metal armor that would fit their chest while others would simply glue together layers of cloth and then cover it with scraps of metal plates. Greek battle shields, such as the ones used by Telemachus and Odysseus, were primarily made of wood and metal.
The Odyssey in 15 Seconds
This is a short animated video clip about The Odyssey. We decided to throw it in here because any real scene regarding Slaughter in the Hall would be too bloody, so this is the entire odyssey in a less bloody way.
Bibliography
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